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DHP No. 221 is a Second World War pillbox located in Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The structure dates from the early 1940s, when such defensive positions were constructed across the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland as part of anti-invasion preparations following the fall of France. The pillbox represents the standard design of reinforced concrete anti-tank and infantry positions that formed part of the wider defensive network protecting strategically important areas, including the industrial and shipbuilding facilities of Belfast and its hinterland. The monument is recorded in the Historic Monuments and Buildings Record for Northern Ireland under the National Inventory of Structural Monuments Record.
Wwii pillbox - dhp no.221 is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5306. View the official record →
DHP No. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5306.
Wwii pillbox - dhp no.221 dates from the modern period, and is classified as a pillbox. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Wwii pillbox - dhp no.221 is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 5306.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wwii pillbox - dhp no.230 (3.2 km), Forthill, gracey's forth?. rath (5.3 km), Wwii pillbox - dhp no.232 (6.3 km).
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